Sternly Worded Adventures
Sternly Worded Adventures is a roguelite word puzzle RPG inspired by Bookworm Adventures where you travel through a forested peninsula with Yorkshire-sounding place names fighting monsters with the power of words to uncover whatever dark secrets may be lurking beyond.
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18 itemsAbout the Game
Sternly Worded Adventures is a roguelite word puzzle RPG inspired by Bookworm Adventures where you travel through a forested peninsula with Yorkshire-sounding place names fighting monsters with the power of words to uncover whatever dark secrets may be lurking beyond.
FEATURES
Master over 10 different classes
Over 15 different enemies
Unlock over 250 items
Spell words with over 25 different letters
WHAT'S IN THE DEMO?
In the demo you are limited to the starting Adventurer class.
You can play any combat node up to and including Level 3. Visiting a Level 4 node triggers an event that ends the demo.
You have access to every item the adventurer could normally access except for one, which is restricted because it can trigger the afore mentioned event early.
You have full access both of the Wordle and Minesweeper inspired minigames, without limit, and the same for the suika inspired minigame once you find it.
You can directly continue your save file from the demo in the full version.
